There have been a few spotted in town and once one in our neighborhood, but personally I’ve never seen one that close to home. This one was half of a pair grazing near the summit of Cameron Pass about 1 1/2 hours west of Fort Collins. Apparently they have made quite a come-back in Colorado, but they’re pretty reclusive so it’s always a thrill to see them.

I hope you’re feeling better today, V. Saw your comment yesterday on Susie’s site that you were down with a cold.

I’d be trekking through snow at the altitude where I spotted this guy last summer were I to go hiking there right now, but I do think I’ll go for a run or a bike ride tomorrow in our lower heights. Now, dear V., not to lecture you, but you do have a cold, go to sleep!

He was a big fella, Frank. Fortunately, I had my Nikon with 300mm telephoto lens handy, so I wasn’t actually that close to him. Not that he couldn’t have closed the distance pretty quick had he wanted to…

Nice! When I lived in Boulder I used to go visit my mother who was living in northern Maine at the time. She always promised me a moose sighting. I never saw one. I didn’t know I only had to go to Fort Collins to see one!

They are elusive, Elyse! But more and more common in Colorado. We have seen two while riding the Gondola down to town from the ski mountain in Breckenridge this winter – twice! We also had a (too close) up close and personal encounter with a bull moose a few years ago on a hike in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. And let me tell you, they are BIG!